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In many ways, Alvena Little-Wolf Ear is a typical 9-year-old living in B.C. She goes to school, likes swimming, computers, painting her nails, and like so many other children her age, was the subject of bullying. For over 2 years, other kids at her school bullied her about her weight. It was so bad that […] More »

“There will be bad days.” That’s the start of this inspirational poem by Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan. The poem, appropriately called “Instructions for a Bad Day” offers some helpful advice on how to deal with those days when everything just won’t go right. Now hopefully you’re not having a bad day, especially seeing […] More »

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